Friday, May 31, 2013

"I don't want to take a pill just to take it. Because I'll be "taking it" taking it, when I'm not sure I need to take it. But if I have to "take it" take it, then I'll have to take it and will take it. But only if I really have to "take it" take it.

I think they badly communicated that they only wanted a prescription if it was absolutely necessary. I have had doctors that say, "well, this isn't necessary, but you can do this/take this if it'll make you feel better." I think your patient just wanted to make sure that they were fine with not taking something if it would clear up on its own. I have heard of doctors prescribing antiobiotics for viruses so the patient feels like the doctor did something. I don't know how true this is.

Well, if he doesn't take it, that's the only way his hair will stop from turning blue, and it's up to him if he does or does not mind blue hair, but personally, if he really had to take it, take it, the blue hair might be back in style with the Dippity Do girls. He still has a choice, but the real question is does he want the pink curler bonnet to go with it. Foam pink curlers in public is strictly anti-social psychopathic.

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